I am finally on the way! Five months of anticipation and planning and purging and fundraising and wrapping up my American life have been a total whirlwind, and I'm sure I forgot some things. But I am on the plane, over the Carolinas, and am in disbelief that the day has come. But after two hours' sleep and frantic rearrangement of bags, (and an upgrade to first class - one final luxury!), I am officially on the road to Haiti.Yes, I fretted over what to wear on the plane and how much to pack - I have a picture in my mind of what will greet me, but I have a feeling that the picture is not totally accurate! I learned that I will be living in a small air-conditioned guesthouse behind the St. Damien pediatric hospital, living with a Haitian woman working for the hospital program. A live-in Creole tutor, thank goodness! My French is nowhere near where I would like it to be - Rosetta Stone was not a terribly helpful way for me to learn it, and I learn so much better by immersion anyway - so prayers for quick French ability would be greatly appreciated! Two languages to tackle in the next few weeks. I will be spending my first few days getting a feel for the place, visiting the programs and meeting the kiddos, and starting Monday the nurse from the other home in Haiti will be coming to help me get oriented and begin setting up the clinic. Dani, the other American volunteer living in Haiti right now, (I just posted a link to her blog), continues to tell me how amazing the kids are and how she is slightly envious of me because I will be seeing them so much!
More to come soon, pictures and all, once I am on the ground and living the life. Thank you so much for your encouragement and support - they are greatly needed!
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